Critics of US foreign policy have taken a gravely wrong turn by exaggerating American guilt while minimizing others' agency, according to an article by Sohrab Ahmari and Matthew Schmitz. They argue that this inverted exceptionalism leads to a lack of skepticism towards claims made by foreign rivals and adversaries. The authors call for a balanced approach that applies equal skepticism to the likes of Russia, China, and Iran. The article emphasizes the need for realism in evaluating foreign policy.
"Critics of US foreign policy have taken a gravely wrong turn." @SohrabAhmari & @matthewschmitz on "The Realism We Need." https://t.co/IXKd8DpKzG
Today, it's Compact Founders, Sohrab Ahmari & Matthew Schmitz on "The Realism We Need" https://t.co/wPDdcgwUON "Too often, fitting mistrust toward the claims of America and its allies is accompanied by a profound credulity toward those of foreign rivals and adversaries."
Instead of seeing America as the sole force for good in the world, inverted exceptionalism blames the nation for every foreign crisis. It exaggerates American guilt while minimizing others’ agency. My latest with @matthewschmitz. https://t.co/p9En5upaBO
Instead of seeing America as the sole force for good on the world stage, inverted exceptionalism blames the nation for every foreign crisis, no matter what the real causes happen to be. It exaggerates American guilt while minimizing others’ agency. https://t.co/Zq6mpo92BL
Critics of US foreign policy have taken a gravely wrong turn. Too often, fitting mistrust toward the claims of America and its allies is accompanied by a profound credulity toward those of foreign rivals and adversaries. This isn't realism. https://t.co/F9BxQdaQhL
"In the wake of the War on Terror, many Americans became increasingly wary of our foreign-policy elites. But this salutary wariness should be upheld evenly, with due skepticism brought to bear on the claims of the likes of Russia, China, and Iran." https://t.co/p9En5upaBO
"America isn’t the savior of the world, as some foreign-policy hawks fervently believe. But nor should Washington be blamed for everything that goes wrong in the world, as some of its critics have begun to do." https://t.co/p9En5upaBO
"Too often, fitting mistrust toward the claims of America and its allies is accompanied by a profound credulity toward those of foreign rivals and adversaries." A column by @matthewschmitz and yours truly, on the realism we need. https://t.co/p9En5upaBO